Senior Medical Planner

NBBJ; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design firm in Seattle is seeking a Senior Medical Planner to lead healthcare projects. Candidates must have over 15 years of medical planning experience, exceptional leadership, and communication skills. This role involves designing hospitals and clinics, collaborating with diverse teams, and participating in client meetings. The annual salary is between $120,000 and $140,000, based on experience and qualifications. This opportunity allows you to make a significant impact in healthcare design.

Qualifications

• 15+ years Medical Planning experience with demonstrated Leadership in healthcare projects.
• Exceptional client leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with design teams and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Help build and lead the medical planning practice for healthcare projects.
• Design and plan hospitals and clinics collaboratively.
• Participate in Clinical User Group meetings and presentations.

Skills

Medical Planning experience

Client leadership

Effective communication

Revit proficiency

Tools

Revit

Photoshop

Illustrator

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The role at a glance:

NBBJ Seattle is seeking a Senior Medical Planner in the design and planning of complex healthcare projects including large scale hospitals and ambulatory care centers. This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated design studio where a diverse group of technical architects, interior designers, medical planners and clinical consultants collaborate as a team from concept design through construction.

In your new role you will:

• Help build and lead the medical planning practice for all healthcare projects within the studio
• Design and plan hospitals and clinics
• Work with clients as a trusted partner to identify objectives and formulate options
• Participate effectively in Clinical User Group meetings and client presentations
• Collaborate with Architects, Interior Designers, and Project Managers from Concept Design through Construction

What you will need to succeed:

• 15+ years Medical Planning experience with demonstrated Leadership – complex healthcare projects of any scale
• Demonstrated excellence in design and innovation
• Exceptional client leadership and communication
• Experience leading Healthcare projects from programming/concept design through construction administration
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with design teams, consultants, clients
• Skilled in leadership and management of user group engagements and development of deliverables
• Knowledge of current healthcare planning and programming concepts including patient safety and evidence-based design principles
• Understanding of programmatically rich healthcare projects from concept design and programming through construction administration
• Experience participating in client user group meetings and collaborating with all related deliverables
• Advanced knowledge of issues surrounding innovative healthcare strategic planning, master planning, programming, and design
• Familiarity with healthcare design literature and evidence-based design research
• Ability to work collaboratively with in‑house team of medical planners and coordinate with external consultants
• Ability and interest to manage, design, document and execute small projects independently
• Exceptional listening, written, verbal and graphic communication skills required
• Proficient in Revit with 3D modeling skills preferred
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, SketchUp, Rhino or 3DS Max desired
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $120,000 and $140,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.